The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-11
THI RlIbROAps.

O. the Utah and Nevada road there
IA ruls that every engineer who runs
ever live stock must pay for tho same.
LAST month the Chesapeake and
Chic cold go tickets from st. Louis to
New York via Newport News, at .
d nerential OF 81 81, and with the
privileee.of stopping anywhere along
the line Of the road.
II is said that the Baltimore and
Ohio rosd is moving more freight out
Of Philadelphia than heretofore. Last
week this business was about "a per
cent. Of the total. The freight Is chiefly
bulky material of the sixth class.
TEE general counsel Of the New
York Central Gays that in his opinion
the courts will sustain the company In
declining 10 cell Rock Island tickets
unless tba. read agrees to discontinue
the payment Of TICKET commissions on
oil lines rtqueelingit.
THE Pennsylvania Company has re-
ceived from the London and Nor h.
western Railroad Company, Of Eng
land, four miles OF steel rail such Is 10
used upon the latter road, and which
ID ten pounds heavier TO the yard than
any In use in this country. The rail
n to be experimental with for several
months, sni, II satisfactory, will be
used extensively upon the lines oil the
Pennsylvania syetem.
IT is proposed TO construct In Los
Angeles county, GAL. q nr;s5w gauge
railroad which will embrace San Juan
blythe Ses, Arch Beach, Laguna,
Rocky Point and Newport, thence
diveIsing inland and passing through
Che best scenic and cultivated portions
Of the Santa Anna Valley, and proba.
bly, terminating at Long Beach or
some other equally advantageous point
70 be afterward selected.
In the Oanadss an earnest move
nent Ia being made to put q stop to
much Sunday work on railroads run
ming through the Provinces. The as
ISOLATION which has been formed 10
take hold Of the matter will send TO
The next session OF the Dominion
Parliament from 5000 TO 10000 petit
lions signed by q tjority Of the vot-
ers aud adults OF the entire country,
urging Parlisment TO take some action
70 prevent the Dissertation Of the Sab
bath TO the extent that IL now 10 by
the roads In the Csnsdas. Canada Is
no worse In this respect thh the
United States.
AL the rails made In 1856, namely,
l5s, $50 net tone. were iron rails. while
all those made In 1886, namely,
1,7o2, sol net tonr. were steel rails, tx
sept only esy679 net tons Of iron rails
Daring the period covered by these
thirty years there was built up IN iron
rail Industry which In 1872 produced
S05, $50 net tons Of iron rails, and
when iron rails Rad served Their day
Americans built mp q steel rail indus
try which In 1886 produced l,10S 929
net tons Of steel rails. This change
from iron To ttsel rails 10 one OF the
most remarkable events In our history.
TsAU 10 laid mp 10 she slskiyou
Tunnel. but no station has been made
there, rs there is no available place.
Work on the remaining 500 feet Of the
tunnel Ia heine pushed with great
npidity. Not q minute Of the TWEEN.
iyfour hours In the day, or the seven
days In the week, 10 lost Three
shifts are ut work, changing ever
sight hours. II Ia claimed that 5000
men are at work on the tunnel, 5000
OF whom are Chinese. Work 10 goinR
ON 81 both ends OF the big bore, and
n 10 believed that II will be dnlshed In
September.
81. LOUIS Republican: The build.
ers Of the Chicago, II. Louis and Pa
dueah Railway Companyhave asreed
70 deliver 10 the st. Louie, Alton and
Teue Haute Railroad Company the
entire capital stock Of the new com.
pany. except such amount m may be
necessary 10 all local eub,crlptIon and
10 per cent, or 100000, In second
mortgage income bonds OF the new
company. The st. Louir, Alton and
Teue Haute Railroad Company will
lease the Chicago, 1t. Louis and Pa.
duesh Rsilrosd Company for $40 Year,
nj renal OF 80 per cent. oil the gross
earnings q the latter company. with
q guarantee oil q minimum rental suf.
feient 10 secure the prompt payment
OF the interest, in March and Septem.
Der, on the fret mortgage bonds Of the
Ohieago, ~. Louis aud PAdurah. The
g. L1uis Attn aud Tefre Haute will
eause the guarantee 20 DO stamped on
every hrst mortgage bond Of the Obi.
esso. 81 LOUIS and Paduoah, N
well a. q full guarantee OF
The principal OF said bonds
when dus. The bonds will be
issutd 10 an extent of not over 81 600.
900, 10 tun for thirty years. STOCK.
holders are offered the privilege 10
subscribe, pro rata 10 their holdings OF
The common or preferred stocks, for
the hpi and second mortgage bonds Of
the new company, on the following
basis; For each l0J shares one block
Of 1900 nrst mortgage thirty.yeaf 0
per cent. gold bonds OF the Chicago,
It, Louis and Paducsh, principal and
interest guaranteed by the II. Louis,
Alton and Tens Haute, redee Unable
aitr Ave years, at l06 and accrued In.
terett.